Antonio Conte reportedly remains in contention to take over as Real Madrid manager after speculation the club were set to look elsewhere.
Conte did appear to be the favourite to replace Julen Lopetegui, who was sacked on Monday following a 5-1 loss to Barcelona in El Clasico on Sunday. But according to Ed Malyon of The Independent, a number of key players were unhappy at the prospect of the Italian taking over and he fell down the pecking order.
However, according to AS, Conte is still in the frame to take over the position, which has been temporarily handed to Santiago Solari:
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